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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in distance learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants want to better comprehend these promising new open education experiments. Lecturers want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this developing demand for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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